NIGP 20623: Communication Processors and Protocol Converters: Front-End Processor, Network Interface Module, Protocol Interchange, Switching Controls, etc.

NIGP 20623 Communication Processors And Protocol Converters, an Item code, covers front-end processors, network interface modules, protocol interchanges, switching controls, and related hardware that state and local governments procure to upgrade traffic management systems, expand network infrastructure, deploy connected-vehicle technology, and support enterprise-wide telecommunications migration. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show procurement activity concentrated in network hardware equipment for specific infrastructure projects—switches, optics, antennas, and encoders for Advanced Traffic Management System expansion; LiDAR sensors for connected-vehicle deployment; Cisco Meraki enterprise licensing and network hardware; Moxa fiber modules for transit authority networks; and related protocol conversion and switching equipment supporting signal phasing, vehicle detection, and regional traffic coordination. County public works departments, state transportation agencies, transit authorities, and school districts are the primary issuing bodies. Seminole County Public Works posted an IFB for network hardware to upgrade its Advanced Traffic Management System with sealed bids due July 22, 2026; the Florida Department of Transportation District One issued multiple ITBs in June 2026 for LiDAR sensors to support connected-vehicle infrastructure on US 41 in Lee County and for generator deployment systems at Diverging Diamond Interchanges on Interstate 75 in Sarasota County; Hillsborough County Public Schools solicited an ITB for a three-year Cisco Meraki Enterprise License Agreement covering network switches and wireless access points across the district's infrastructure, with bids due February 22, 2026, and estimated budget of approximately $10,300,000 for the initial term; and Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority posted purchase orders for Moxa fiber modules and Antaira media converters in February and May 2026.

Activity is concentrated in Florida and Texas, with secondary activity in California and Missouri. The Texas Department of Information Resources issued an indefinite-quantity, multiple-award RFP for wireless, cellular, pager, and satellite services and related infrastructure for the Texas Agency Network (TEX-AN) with responses due July 23, 2026, and Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Kilgore, Texas reissued a catalog discount bid for network systems and supplies (NET2628) with estimated expenditures of $12.011 million over two years from August 2026 through August 2028. Orange County, California has posted multiple technology procurements including a comprehensive RFP for Digital Development Services spanning 13 service categories with responses due July 28, 2026, and Parkway School District in Missouri sought sealed bids for a data center refresh involving Dell servers, Pure Storage arrays, Veeam backup solutions, and VMware licensing with an intent-to-bid deadline of February 12, 2026. This code reflects steady demand driven by infrastructure modernization, traffic management system upgrades, enterprise network expansion, and technology platform migrations across state DOT agencies, regional authorities, and large education and municipal systems.